Message from @Kaytee
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I've been thinking of getting like, a thing to just run servers and services on
No idea what to get though
tbh an sbc isn't great for that unless you're wanting little dedicated boxes/clusters
i have a fistful of em running a few web servers, reverse proxy, and dns
and an irc bouncer
That's exactly the stuff I want
but if you wanna do anything serious just get a used r710 or dl380 off ebay tbh
like $300 and way way more capable, esp. if you just virtualise everything
they are actively bad for web servers if you have any significant amount of traffic
Whoa, I don't need like an actual whole server
mine are running a blog and a shitposty ytmnd-type site
I'll just let the corporations own my data
it's worth it if only for learning imo
also having an actual vm host is nice
you have to buy a lot less hardware if you can just virtualise most of your homelab, and honestly that's how a lot of shit in the real world is done anyway
Yeah
downside: power, if you're only doing a few very lightweight things like dns and irc bouncing arm sbcs will shit on any x86 server out there for power consumption
That's a pretty big thing for me too
The power bills here are insane
All I have in mind is a DNS and IRC bouncer
so i'm fine there
I'm using cheapo ($10) hp thin client box at home
has proper sata, gbit ethernet, x86 via nano with very low power draw
granted that ARM SBCs will shit on it when it comes to cpu performance, but still
it could suit your use case
That sounds nice
Though, what would I use the CPU performance an ARM SoC has for?
if it's a thin client, it doesn't matter much
Where'd you get one of those boxes from?
ebay probably
you see them in lots of 10-50 for cheap all the time
singles for $10-$20 a pop
Hmm, guess I'll have to wait and see
Looking for a good multi tool knife
For building and shit
@Thorax, Crash'n Burn model Sanrenmu do a good multitool, just look it up on Ali or GB
Think Ganzo do one too
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